A Brief History of Horror in Architecture
Every designer desires to create something exceptional, something that will surprise the viewer and set the creation apart from the rest.
Inspiration
Architectural case studies and material exemplars to spark your creativity and inspire your next project.
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Horsing Around: 8 Swanky Stables
Though these eight stables are home to only the four-legged among us, their appeal extends beyond ju st the equine community. Located in Europe, Australia, and Central and South America, the projects in this collection reflect a global interest in effective design. Though the housing of animals requires few frills, the owners of the following buildings…
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Star Wars Finds a Home: MAD’s Flowing Lucas Art Museum Will Rise in Los Angeles
George Lucas will provide $1 billion to construct the MAD Architects–designed Museum of Narrative Ar t in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park.
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How This Fiber Is Helping Make One World Trade Center Safer
The legend behind mineral wool insulation reaches back centuries — to a discovery made during volcan ic eruptions on the Hawaiian Islands. “When the air hit some of the lava materials, they formed into fibers and the natives realized they could insulate their huts with them,” explains Angie Ogino, technical services leader for Thermafiber Insolutions®, the…
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8 Wooden Lattice Façades Weaving Together People and Place
The following eight projects show how careful attention to building envelopes can encourage a weavin g together of people and place.
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DIY Design: How to Make a Cool Concrete Nesting Table Using LEGO
If you thought LEGO bricks were simply for building castles and forts and that one object you could never get quite right, it’s probably a good time to reevaluate your relationship with these multicolored construction bricks. Devoted DIY aficionados have already figured out how to make lots of things with LEGOs: lamps, vases, key holders,…
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Interactive Video: Zoom Through Herzog & de Meuron’s Extraordinary Elbphilharmonie
Catch a glimpse of the Herzog & de Meuron–designed Hamburg Elbphilharmonie opening today in Hamburg, Germany.
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They Reign in Spain: 3 Projects Receive Annual Spanish Prize
From a passive house in Mallorca to a pizza restaurant in San Sebastian, six projects won or garnere d honorable mentions in the 15th annual Tile of Spain Awards, presented to architecture, interior design and student projects that deftly incorporate Spanish tile. But the winners walked away with more than recognition: The architecture and interior design…
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“Between the Material and the Non-Material”: Anupama Kundoo Discusses the Importance of Experiential Architecture Education
This feature has been created in collaboration with urbanNext, a multi-platform aimed at developing, disseminating and distributing content centered on architecture through a focus on the contemporary human milieu and its challenges. Architizer features a weekly discussion from urbanNext’s journals to support its investigation of urban conditions and innovations facing the architectural profession today. “I…
